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   sentence

   /ˈsɛnt(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
   • ▪ a series of signs or symbols expressing a proposition in an artificial or logical language.
   • 2. the punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence: "her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud" Similar judgementrulingpronouncementdecisiondeterminationdecreeverdictpunishmentprison termprison sentencejail sentencepenal sentencelife sentencesuspended sentenceinformal:timestretchstintporridgeraprhyming slang:bird

   verb

   • 1. declare the punishment decided for (an offender): "ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘way of thinking, opinion’, ‘court's declaration of punishment’, and ‘gist (of a piece of writing’)): via Old French from Latin sententia ‘opinion’, from sentire ‘feel, be of the opinion’.

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   What is a sentence example?

   • loading examples... A sentence can be a group of words that communicate a complete thought, or it can be the punishment in a criminal case. Did your pen pal in prison write a sentence or two about the length of his sentence?

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   What does a sentence mean?

   • It can express a general idea, pose a question or argument, provide a suggestion, make an order or request, and so much more. The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines a sentence as “a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb”.

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   What is a sentence in a law court?

   • punishment In a law court, a sentence is the punishment that a person receives after they have been found guilty of a crime. He served a prison sentence for bank robbery. When a judge sentences someone, he or she states in court what their punishment will be. The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.

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   What is a sentence in a criminal case?

   • In a law court, a sentence is the punishment that a person receives after they have been found guilty of a crime . They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination. He was given a four-year sentence. The offences carry a maximum sentence of 10 years. ...demands for tougher sentences.

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   a sequence of words capable of standing alone to make an assertion, ask a question, or give a command, usually consisting of a subject and a predicate containing a finite verb. the judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, esp the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed.

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    Definitions of sentence. noun. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language. “he always spoke in grammatical sentences ”. see more. noun. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. synonyms: condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction. see more.